sweeping
[ swee-ping ]
/ ˈswi pɪŋ /
adjective
of wide range or scope.
moving or passing about over a wide area: a sweeping glance.
moving, driving, or passing steadily and forcibly on.
(of the outcome of a contest) decisive; overwhelming; complete: a sweeping victory.
noun
OTHER WORDS FROM sweeping
sweep·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby sweeping
sweep under the rug,
sweep-saw,
sweep-second,
sweepback,
sweeper,
sweeping,
sweeping score,
sweepings,
sweeps,
sweepstake,
sweepstakes
Definition for sweeping (2 of 2)
sweep
1
[ sweep ]
/ swip /
verb (used with object), swept, sweep·ing.
verb (used without object), swept, sweep·ing.
noun
Origin of sweep
1
1250–1300; Middle English
swepen (v.); compare Old English
geswēpa sweepings, derivative of
swāpan to sweep (> obsolete English
swope); cognate with German
schweifen
OTHER WORDS FROM sweep
sweep·a·ble, adjective un·sweep·a·ble, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for sweeping
British Dictionary definitions for sweeping (1 of 2)
sweeping
/ (ˈswiːpɪŋ) /
adjective
comprehensive and wide-ranging
sweeping reforms
indiscriminate or without reservations
sweeping statements
decisive or overwhelming
a sweeping victory
taking in a wide area
a sweeping glance
driving steadily onwards, esp over a large area
a sweeping attack
Derived forms of sweeping
sweepingly, adverb sweepingness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for sweeping (2 of 2)
sweep
/ (swiːp) /
verb sweeps, sweeping or swept
noun
Derived forms of sweep
sweepy, adjectiveWord Origin for sweep
C13
swepen; related to Old English
swāpan, Old Norse
sveipa; see
swipe,
swoop
Idioms and Phrases with sweeping
sweep